ChargePoint Applauds New York City Mayor Bloomberg's Call for
EV Readiness

CAMPBELL, CA--February 15, 2013: New York City
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has laid out a bold plan to make
20 percent of new New York City parking spaces electric vehicle (EV)
ready. ChargePoint
congratulates Mayor Bloomberg for his vision.

“New York is taking a bold and proactive step to minimize
the overall
cost of establishing adequate charging supply and drive adoption of
electric vehicles”

Mayor Bloomberg laid out his plan today in his State of the City
address. It calls for the creation of 10,000 EV ready spaces over the
next seven years. New York is a leader in EV adoption rates, with
2,598
registered vehicles as of January, 2013, up 76 percent from just
three
months ago.

"New York City is one of the leading markets for
electric vehicles in
the United States," said Pat Romano, president and CEO of
ChargePoint,
Inc. "Mayor Bloomberg's leadership will
prepare New York City for the
broad adoption of EVs. Under the Mayor's leadership,
New York City is
embarking on a comprehensive and bold effort to drive EV adoption in
the
city. The Mayor's initiative to prepare
"make ready" sites in parking
garages for electric vehicles will lower the cost of critical EV
charging infrastructure needed in New York City."

Electric vehicles will play a key role in reducing our dependency on
foreign oil while improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. ChargePoint is the world's largest EV
charging network with
more than 11,000 EV charging spots installed. ChargePoint is the
leading
provider of EV charging in the city of New York with nearly 200 EV
charging stations already installed. ChargePoint has worked with
private
garage owners and commercial hosts to pilot Level 2 charging
throughout
the state of New York.

"New York is taking a bold and proactive step to
minimize the overall
cost of establishing adequate charging supply and drive adoption of
electric vehicles," said Paul Wessel, executive director,
Green Parking
Council, a non-profit organization providing leadership and oversight
for the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable,
environmentally responsible assets. "Providing parking
facilities with
Level II EV charging is a critical way to foster the rapid
development
of electric vehicles. Every month, the number of EV drivers continues
to
increase. Offering EV charging services in garages is currently a
competitive advantage, but soon it will be as essential as
high-quality
lighting. In 2012 alone, more than 50,000 new electric vehicles were
sold in the United States."

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